The plastic problem: How can manufacturers help counter it?

Posted on 25 Sep 2018 by Maddy White
Plastic mould manufacturer, Coral Products, are investing in an in-house recycling plant - image courtesy of Coral Products.

Plastic is versatile. But, plastic is a problem, a big one. More is being made and thrown away every year and it has never been more essential for manufacturers to re-use and recycle plastic where they can.

Plastic has properties that make it ideal for many applications – packaging, components, containers, the list goes on. However, these qualities have also resulted in it becoming an environmental problem, an 8.3 million tonne problem, with many plastics being used only once before being thrown out. In fact, over the last decade we have produced…

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